Articles filed under York Township
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Mark Pitchford: Candidate Profile
Mar 4, 2013 10:01 AM - Candidate information for Mark Pitchford, running for York Township Highway Commissioner (4-year Term) -
Officials in 31 suburban townships get automatic raises
Aug 29, 2012 1:58 PM - While most American workers have spent the past four years getting by with stagnating wages, or making even less than in years before, a segment of government employees is doing just fine. Elected officials in 31 suburban townships combined to make $661,387 more this year than they did in 2009. In many cases, they gave themselves the raises -- and they're getting ready to do it again.
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Editorial: A road map to transparencyAug 7, 2012 8:29 AM - Those local governments that need to be more transparent must make it a priority and emulate those who are doing it well as graded by the Illinois Policy Institute, a Daily Herald editorial says.
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Thank you for a successful food driveMay 2, 2012 4:42 PM - On behalf of the board of trustees and the citizens of York Township, especially those who benefit from our York Township Food Pantry, I would like to thank many organizations for their cooperation, support and generous contributions during the annual Step-Up For Seniors Food Drive.
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Should Milton Township be dissolved? Residents to have say TuesdayApr 9, 2012 1:50 PM - Most of the annual town meetings planned for Tuesday night at DuPage Countys nine townships are pretty standard gatherings where residents will get updates about what the townships are doing. But in Milton Township, the focus will be on the need for township government itself. Residents attending Miltons town meeting will take a vote on whether two advisory questions should be placed on the November ballot, including one asking for the end of township government.
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DuPage townships to pay more for extra cop patrolsApr 6, 2012 5:30 AM - Four DuPage County townships will continue to have extra sheriffs deputies patrol their unincorporated neighborhoods for at least another year, despite being asked to pay more for the program. But officials in three of the townships say they might have trouble paying for the special policing districts if the county board continues with plans to have more cost increases.
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Candidate's common-sense approachMar 14, 2012 5:31 AM - Dan Kordik is an honest, hard working member of our community. He is an active member of his church. In the more than 25 years I have known him he has been involved in civic affairs as a member of the local school board, a member of the Lions Club, the Villa Park and Elmhurst Chambers of Commerce, and many more organizations
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Want a say about township government? Now's the time
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Milton Twp. trustees don't work enough for pensions
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DuPage County property assessments continue fallingNov 21, 2011 5:14 AM - Residential property assessments in DuPage County, which are used to determine next year's tax bills for homeowners, have fallen by nearly 7 percent due to the struggling housing market. "We've had an unprecedented residential property market in the last several years," said DuPage Supervisor of Assessments Craig Dovel. who expects the downward trend to continue.
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